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Old Mar 5, 2008, 6:22 pm
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BiziBB
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Any additional info to the index I'll keep here.

This could include an index or link to carryon restrictions, strange rules peculiar to airports re security such as those which may be traps for unwary DF buyers.

Allowances:
Country Spirits Wine Cigarettes/Tobacco
Bali 1 Ltr or 1Ltr 200 or 100g
Canada 1.1 Ltr or 1.1 Ltrs 200 or 200g
China 1.5 Ltr or 1.5 Ltrs 400 -
Cook Islands 2 Ltrs or 2 Ltrs 200 or 500g
Fiji 2 Ltrs or 4 Ltrs 250 or 250g
Hong Kong 1 Ltr or 1 Ltr 60 (or 15 cigars) or 75g
[Edit: HK: No duty on wine any more!]
Indonesia 1 Ltr or 1 Ltr 200 or 100g
Japan 3 x 750ml 400 or 250g
Korea 1 Ltr or 1 Ltr 400 or 500g
Singapore 1 Ltr and 1 Ltr none none
Samoa 1 Ltr or 1 Ltr 200 or 250g
Tonga 2.25 Ltrs or 4.5 Ltrs 400 or 500g
United Kingdom 1 Ltr and 2 Ltrs 200 or 250g
United States 1 Ltr or 1 Ltr 200 or 100g

Australia t. 1300 363 263
Canada
How much duty would one pay on a $40 dollar bottle of scotch in Canada?

NZ
Allowances
  • Not more than 3 bottles of spirits (up to a maximum of 1125ml each)
  • 4.5 litres of Wine, port, Sherry, Champagne (six bottles) or beer (12 cans).
  • 200 cigarettes or 250 gms of tobacco or 50 cigars
  • NZ $700 of other goods purchased Duty Free or overseas
Other products of interest

Savings DF v Retail
Australia 35% (JW Blue is AUD$95 less ($35%) than low-price retail of AUD$270)
NZ: ?%

Last edited by BiziBB; Mar 24, 2008 at 4:29 pm
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